Literate Programming

Knuth, Donald E.

ISBN 10: 0937073806 / ISBN 13: 9780937073803

Published by CSLI, United States, 1992

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wraps, 368 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Literate Programming
• Publisher: CSLI, United States
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0937073806
• ISBN 13: 9780937073803
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Paperback Octavo.
• Condition: Very good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Computer Science

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Synopsis

This anthology of essays from Donald Knuth, "the father of computer science," and the inventor of literate programming includes early essays on related topics such as structured programming, as well as The Computer Journal article that launched literate programming itself. Many examples are given, including excerpts from the programs for TeX and METAFONT. The final essay is an example of CWEB, a system for literate programming in C and related languages.

This volume is first in a series of Knuth's collected works.

About the Author

Donald E. Knuth is one of the world's pre-eminent computer scientists, whose works have had a profound influence on the subject since the publication in 1968 of the first volume of The Art of Computer Programming. Knuth created TeX, a language for typesetting mathematical and scientific texts, and METAFONT, a computer software system for alphabet design. He is professor emeritus at Stanford University.